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Patrick M. McMahon, P.E. <br />Director, Public Works <br />Members of the <br />441 County /City <br />South Bend, IN <br />CITY of SOUTH- BEND <br />PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor <br />COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 <br />Common Council <br />Building <br />46601 <br />August 1, 1977 <br />RE: Revenue Sharing Appropriation - $97,400.00 <br />Street Department Vehicle Replacement <br />Dear Councilmen: <br />219/284 -9251 <br />The attached ordinance, requesting $9.7,400 from the General Revenue Shar- <br />ing Fund, represents a major portion of our efforts in 1977 to upgrade the <br />fleet of vehicles currently utilized by the Street Department. <br />Over recent years there have been many conversations which addressed the <br />status of our Street Department vehicles and, more particularly, the need <br />for a comprehensive vehicle replacement program. Prior to leaving the <br />City, Rollin Farrand went so far as to prepare a replacement schedule for <br />the fleet, and included it in the 1976 Annual Report. During the early <br />months of 1977, once the severe winter weather had departed, Messrs. James <br />Meehan, Joseph Gawrysiak, and John Baumgartner, and myself, made another <br />review of our 87 vehicles. Based upon this review of their current mech- <br />anical status, the attached five -year replacement program was developed. <br />You will note that the first year of the program is listed as 1977. As <br />noted in the yearly totals provided on the fifth page of this report, the <br />estimated cost of the first year was $357,500. While this was a rather <br />large requirement, we felt that we could address it through our 1977 Equip- <br />ment Replacement line item, and through the utilization of an anticipated <br />excess in MVH receipts. (The increase experienced in 1976 MVH receipts <br />exceeded $150,000.) Unfortunately, our experience thus far this year <br />indicates that the MVH funds will not exceed past receipts. As I am cer- <br />tain you are well aware, the availability of supplemental funding through <br />other programs is somewhat limited. As a result, we again reviewed our <br />replacement program and identified those vehicles which we felt were in <br />dire need of replacement. I might further define these vehicles as those <br />which were currently deadlined and those whose mechanical condition was <br />such that they would not be expected to run. through the upcoming winter <br />